Turning Red | Cornwall Film Festival 2023 | Trailer

Turning Red | Dir Domee Shi | 2022 | 1h 36 min | United States | Animation / Comedy / Family | Cantonese / English / Korean (English Subtitles) | PG
Growing up can be a turbulent journey. Mei Lee, a thirteen-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl, helps her mother look after a temple dedicated to their ancestor Sun Yee. Feeling pressured by her mother to be a dutiful and high-achieving daughter, Mei hides her personality and interests from her parents - notably her crush on a local shop’s clerk and her love for the boy band 4* Town.
Burying her passions becomes a challenge when Mei unexpectedly turns into a giant, fluffy red panda every time she experiences strong emotions. Initially worried Mei’s strange behaviour is due to the start of puberty, they disclose that this transformation has been experienced by all the women in the family and that the affliction can be removed with a ritual that must be performed on the Lunar eclipse in a month’s time.
Turning Red is a funny, heartwarming, and thoughtful film about generational knowledge and the complicated experiences of young girls at a pivotal time in their development. It is also a much-needed layered story that centres East Asian experiences.
FilmBook describes Turning Red as “nothing less than one of Disney/Pixar’s most enjoyable films to date.” It praises the movie for its portrayal of family and friendship, emphasizing the importance of understanding and appreciating each other’s unique qualities.
Screening on 18th November @polyfalmouth | 10:00 - 11:40 | Tickets available here: buff.ly/45gE6x0 and through the link in our instagram bio
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